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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 15, 2019
Filed:
Dec. 22, 2017
Interdigital Patent Holdings, Inc., Wilmington, DE (US);
Sylvie Gomes, Manhasset, NY (US);
Diana Pani, Montreal, CA;
Bhaskar M. Anepu, Allentown, PA (US);
Christopher R. Cave, Dollard-des-Ormeaux, CA;
InterDigital Patent Holdings, Inc., Wilmington, DE (US);
Abstract
Systems, methods, and instrumentalities to optimize procedures relating to machine type communication devices. Individual UEs may be grouped together in order to optimize procedures relating to members of the group. For example, a group of UE devices may be predefined or a group may be configured by a network associated with the UEs. One or more of the members of the group may be designated as a special UE or a master UE. The special UE or master UE may perform an action on behalf of one or more members of the group.